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DIVISION 11. MINORS 6500-7143›PART 4. MEDICAL TREATMENT 6900-6929›CHAPTER 2. Consent by Person Having Care of Minor or by Court 6910-6911

§ 6911

California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Upon application by a minor, the court may summarily grant consent for medical care or dental care or both for the minor if the court determines all of the following:

(1) The minor is 16 years of age or older and resides in this state.

(2) The consent of a parent or guardian is necessary to permit the medical care or dental care or both, and the minor has no parent or guardian available to give the consent.

(b) No fee may be charged for proceedings under this section.

(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

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